Cichlid Guessing Game, CA/SA Cichlids Only!!

[Mad About Cichlids]

exCichlasoma bocourti
Paratheraps bifasciatus
Veija regani

 

[dogofwar]

First is bacourti... always get those two confused

the regani is right. The first one is not a pearsi, and the middle one I am not really sure what it is jajajajajaja

 

[crazy clowntang]

yeah pearsi and bocourti look a lot alike when they are juveniles.

 

[dogofwar]

How about this guy...

 

[BC in SK]

Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

How about this guy...

Chaetobranchopsis australis

 

[dogofwar]

Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis...but close enough

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=611

I've got what I think are a pair. Grown from 4 wild one that I got about a year ago...

Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus

 

[BC in SK]

C. bitaeniatus is now considered to be a synonym of C. orbicularis; no longer a seperate species. Looking at pictures, it's hard to see much differences between the two. Very rare and unusual fish; don't think I'll ever actually ever see a real one, other then in pictures

 

[dogofwar]

When I saw them for sale (Ken Davis - fishfarm - imported some)...I was ALL OVER IT!

I showed the male (now pushing 4-5") at the Catfish Convention here in Maryland a few months ago...no one knew what he was...so no ribbons (I won the class with other fish anyway).

They're quite unusual. Mine primarily eat flake and NLS...but relish frozen bloodworms and cyclopeeze...

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

C. bitaeniatus is now considered to be a synonym of C. orbicularis; no longer a seperate species. Looking at pictures, it's hard to see much differences between the two. Very rare and unusual fish; don't think I'll ever actually ever see a real one, other then in pictures

big male salvini